Public Health, MPH

Contact

Dessa Bergen-Cico, Graduate Director, Public Health
444C White Hall
315-443-0250

Description

The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a 42-credit hour graduate program designed to provide students with core knowledge and skills necessary for the development, implementation, and advancement of evidence-based public health policies, programs and initiatives. The MPH includes a single concentration in “Global Health”. The MPH program is accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH).

Admissions

The admissions requirements for this program include an undergraduate degree with a minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA, TOEFL scores (for international applications), undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a resume and personal statement.

Part-Time Study

Part-time study is acceptable; however, time to degree completion depends on available course offerings and number of courses enrolled. Time limit to degree completion is 7 years.

Financial Support

Limited department financial aid is available in the form of graduate assistantships and scholarship credits for students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs. Financial aid is determined based on merit.

Additional information regarding graduate financial aid can be found at https://graduateadmissions.syr.edu/funding/

Transfer Credit

Students may transfer up to 9 credits. Substituted/transferred course work should cover material equivalent to that which is covered in the relevant required course. Substitution/transfer requests will need to be approved by the graduate director. Students transferring courses from another institution must file a program of study prior to completing 12 credits at Syracuse University.

Satisfactory Progress

Certification for a graduate degree at Syracuse University requires a minimum average of 3.0 for work comprising the program for the degree and a 2.8 average for all credits earned.

Facilities

Courses are taught in classrooms across Syracuse University. In addition, research laboratories currently housed in White Hall will provide students opportunities to engage in scholarship with faculty mentors.

Degree

MPH, 42 credits

Student Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes for MPH Core:

1. Apply epidemiological, quantitative, and qualitative data methods to public health challenges.

2. Examine structural biases and systemic factors of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across diverse socio-cultural, national and international settings

3. Design population-based policies, programs, and interventions using scientific principals, assessment and evaluation

4. Apply culturally relevant and effective public health communication strategies using verbal, visual, and written methods

5. Use systems thinking tools and leadership principles and skills to understand and address organizational or community challenges

6. Engage with non-public health fields and settings to cultivate diverse perspectives of addressing public health issues

Additional Learning Outcomes for Global Health Concentration:

Evaluate governance approaches and responses within diverse sociocultural and political settings and how these impact health
Identify the roles, relationships, and resources of entities influencing global health
Apply principles of sustainable development and accountability to global health program planning
Propose strategies to address health equity and social justice challenges affecting underserved populations
Evaluate prevention and control strategies for infectious disease

Required Courses

The 42-credit MPH program includes MPH core courses and Global Health concentration courses. The credit distribution and requirements are outlined below:

MPH Core (21 credits)
PHP 627 - Health Leadership and Management 3 credit(s)
PHP 630 - Analysis of Public Health Data 3 credit(s)
PHP 664 - Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health 3 credit(s)
PHP 665 - Public Health Policy 3 credit(s)
PHP 667 - Public Health Applied Practice Experience 3 credit(s)
PHP 675 - Internship/Practicum Pre-Planning 0 credit(s)
PHP 668 - Applied Epidemiology 3 credit(s)
and either
PHP 661 - Development and Evaluation of Public Health Programs 3 credit(s)
or
PHP 624 - Introduction to Prevention Science 3 credit(s)

Concentration (15 credits): Global Health

Required Courses and elective (15 credits total)

Required (12 credits)
PHP 704 - Infectious Disease: Epidemiology and Control 3 credit(s)
PHP 705 - Global Health Governance 3 credit(s)
PHP 706 - Environmental Determinants of Global Health 3 credit(s)
And, choose one of the following:
PHP 612 - Global Perspectives in Alcohol & Other Drug Policies 3 credit(s)
PHP 616 - Global Health and Aging 3 credit(s)
PHP 617 - Indigenous Peoples, Colonization, and Global Health 3 credit(s)
PHP 642 - Substance Use and Mental Health: Global Contexts 3 credit(s)
PHP 648 - Global Health Communication and Advocacy 3 credit(s)
PHP 669 - Disability and Global Health 3 credit(s)
Elective (3 credits), select one of the following or any course not completed in the required/choice course option list above:
FST 703 - Transnational Food, Health and the Environment 3 credit(s)
FST 705 - Rights-based Approaches to Food and Agriculture 3 credit(s)
FST 706 - Gender, Food, Rights 3 credit(s)
NSD 627 - Public Health Nutrition 3 credit(s)
MFT 689 - Migration and Mental Health 3 credit(s)
PHP 615 - Public Health Ethics 3 credit(s)
PHP 618 - Alcohol, Other Drugs, Sex and Gambling: Dynamics of Addiction 3 credit(s)
PHP 633 - Spatial statistics for public health 3 credit(s)
PHP 662 - Culture and Reproductive Health and Medicine 3 credit(s)
PHP 663 - Global Health 3 credit(s)
SOC 667 - Population Processes 3 credit(s)

Directed Elective- 3 credits

Directed Elective - 3 credits. chosen in consultation with advisor.

Capstone (3 credits)

PHP 707 - Integrative Learning Experience 3 credit(s)

Program Milestones

These non-credit bearing experiences are required.

Foundational Public Health Training: By the end of their first semester, students entering the MPH degree program must successfully complete the Public Health Foundations Training requirement. 0 credit requirement. Exception: Students who have graduated from a CEPH accredited BSPH program are exempt from this requirement
Interprofessional Education: Students enrolled in the MPH program participate in an Interprofessional Practice (IPP) event. Students must successfully complete all required assessments and interactive experiences associated with this event. 0 credit requirement.
Applied Practice Experience Pre-Planning: Prior to registering for PHP 667 Graduate Practicum in Public Health, MPH students must complete the planning steps (agency identification, competency mapping and products) required for this course. 3 credits.